Calendar



April 23, 1929.

H.l F. sHEop CALENDAR Filed April 16, 192B ff Y l i INVENTOR,

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Patented Apr. 23, 1929.

IIUGII FRANKLIN sIIEDD, or MINNEAPOLIS, MINNEsoTA.

' CALENDAR.

Application led-Aprl 1.6, 1928. Serial No. 270,444.

' This invention relatesl to improvements in calendars. l l

An object of theinvention is to provide a continuous roll or pad with thedays `'and dates of a particular or current month on one sui-face, and advertisements or other -data'an-d the days and dates of several consecutive months on the reverse surface, whereby the days'and dates of a particular month and theadvertisements or other data and the days i and Vdates of several consecutive months, will be visible at the same time when the calendar is in use.

A further object of the invention is to provide a calendar pad mounted and arranged toeXpose iii-bold type the days and dates of a particular month, and a't the same timeex.- pose suitable advertisingor other data and the days and dates of Several consecutive months, with means for convenientlyretaining` the pad in position, and meansffor readily turning the pad to expose a succeeding m nth and. data, and means for permitting the tearing oil of the free endof the pad after a particular month has passed.

rlhe invention also comprehends improvements in the construction and arrangement of parts which will be hereinafter described and particularly pointed out in the claims. p' Y In the Vdrawing zl F ig. l is a front view of my improved jcalendar."`

Fi g. 2 is a vertical central seetionofsame on the line 2%-2 of Fig. l. L Y Fig( 3 is a detail perspective .view of the pad.y

Fig. 4 is aV detail perspective'view of the pad mounting.

Fig. of Fig. 1.l Y Y Fig. 6 isa detail'view of a modifie'ation.v j

The numeral 1 indicates arbase, formed about*mid-wayA its length with a central transverse `opening 2, andrnear the bottom, said base 1s formed witha 'transverse slot 3,

i parallel with the opening 2.

5 is a detail vsection on the line 5-5 reinforced byv strips of strong paper 5fL and pasted or otherwise fastened in place. These strips embrace the ends of a shaft, and with the back` of the base, provide aligned bearings 7-7 for said shaft. The shaft is supported Ona flat plate 8, preferably of cardboard, and

`of such dimensions as to freely.' rotate in the opening 2L A retaining strip ofk strong paper 9 overlies the shaft and is pasted to the plate ,K .Y

to securely holdthe shaft in relation'to the plate. Y

The end 10, of

ya particular monthvbeing about equal to the distancebetweenthe bottom wall of the open- Ing 2 and the slit 3, as best` shown in Fig. 1.

- Y ..60 l a strip kof paper 10a, is fasy Vtened to the plate at 11,-and is adapted to be OnQthe reverse* side ofthe strip of paper and on opposite sides thereof -isprinted data representing sIX months, and advertising or othery data intermediate the monthlyl data.

This latter datav is .printed rand arranged to correspond in Width and heightvto the datal relating to a particular month on-the front surface of the strip. The arrangement on the reverse surface of the 'strip is repeated throughout the full length of thevstrip, eX- cept ofcourse the arrangement of the calenvdar data for the months to `be exposed to view, and the character of the advertisements differ, so that each time the plate is turned one half revolution, a new combination of-v monthly data and different advertisements lwill-be presented-` 1 l kThe free end ofthe wrapped strip ofv paper f 10a extends fromthe 'rear of the plate 8, thencethrough the vopening Q, anddown over the face ofthe base l1, and then through thegslit Y y. y .Y

Vithen the parts described are in assembled` form, as shown in Figi, the current montlr on' the front surface of the sheet, is presented vinbolt'type'against the base, with the free end hi'dden'vin the slit 3, while aA portion of the rear surface ofthe sheet labove the leX- posed front surface, exposes an advertisement or other data and the calendar data for six months more or less.

lf it be desired to advance the calendar to expose another month, the end ofthe sheet l0 is pulled down through the slit 3, until the plate and the pad rotate one-half revolution. A perforated line i6 is formed in the sheet 10"L between the monthly data, and this arranged to coincide with the bottom edge of the base. Hence, when the pad is rotated one-half revolution, a perforated line is presented adjacent the edge of the base, andthe monthly data pertaining to the month passing can be conveniently torn oi'f.

Obviously, by reinforcing the bearings in which the shaft 6 rotates, suiiicient strength is afforded to the calendarto withstandwear and tear incident to the pull'on the pad. and the friction on the parts as the plate .is rotated. y y

The pad and the arrangement of the data on the reverse surfaces for-in an important part of the invention, as it is susceptible of being provided with a great variety of data and uses with a base or support other than that shown in the drawing.

lt is obvious the printed dat-a on the strip .of paper may be so arranged and proportioned that the calendar will show the preceding month,l the current month, and the succeeding mouth. idonee, at a glance, an observer can readily note the dates 4of three consecutive months, as shown in Fig. 6.

lt will also be obvious that in lieu of the data appearing on the reverse surface ofthe strip, as shown inthe drawing, full month data may besubstituted, or in lieu of any calendar data at all, the reverse surface may be all advertising.

What l claim is: Y Y l. A calendar', comprising a continuous strip of paper wrapped upon itself to form a pad, one surface of the strip of paper having printed thereon calendar datain consecutive form to indicate the n'ionths of a given year and on the opposte surface in spaces cor- A responding` to the spaces on the ii'rst named surface advertising'or other data, with marginal groups of data representing several respective months, andmcans for supporting y the pad for rotation on its longitudinal axis.

2. A calendar, comprising a lbase formed with an openinganda slit, a support mounted to' rotate in the opening, a padonv the support formed of a continuous strip-of paper lwith its free end extended from theopening and through the slit,the strip of paper having printed on one surface data. yconcerning the days and dates of a particular month exposed between one edge of the opening and the slit, and data on the opposite surface of the strip vof paper to be exposed y within the opening.l l j i 3. A calendar, comprising a base formed with an opening and a slit, a pad formed of a strip of paper and rotatably mounted in the opening, said stripv of paper having consecutive monthly data printed on one surface and other dataV on the reverse surface, lines of demarkation formed on the strip of paper to separate the consecutive monthly data, the

free end of the strip of paper passing through the slit, whereby the strip of paper with a calendar of a month passed may be torn along a line of deniarlration with theedge of the base as a guide.

LA calendar, comprising a base formed with an opening and a slit, strips secured adjacent the end walls of the opening, a reinforcing1 strip between each of the first mentioned strips and the base, a bar supported between the reinforced strips and the base,

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a plate supported by thebar to rotate in the opening, and a continuous strip of paper wrapped around the plate and extended through the opening over the front of the base tate the plate, the strip of paper having printed on one surface' consecutive monthly data and on theoppcsite surfaceother data, the printed data on one surface being arranged to be exposed between the plate and the slit, and the printed dataron the other surface being arranged to be exposed in a positionoverlying` the plate. y Y

(5. A calendar, comprising a continuous stri-p of paper wrapped upon itself to form a pad, one surface of the strip of paper having a base formed paper wrapped on the. plate printer vthereon calendar data in consecutive f form to indicate the months of a given year and on the opposite surface in spaces' corresponding to the spaces on therst named surface advertising or otherdata, and means for 1 supporting .the pad for rotation in a fixed plane.

7. A calendarfcomprising a continuous strip of paper wrapped upon itself to form a pad, one surface of thestrlp of paper having printed thereon calendar data in consecutive vformato indicate the months "of a given year and on the opposite surface in spaces 'corres spending to the spaces on the first named surv face other printed data, and means forvvs'u'pporting the pad for rotation in a xed plane.

8. A calendar pad mounted vfor rotation in successive semicycles, said pad including'a strip bearing data. on each'surface, eachsemi- V130 cycle rotation of the pad automaticallyzdisplaying. data on the respective sides of the strip, the dataon one side of the strip beingV Strip. f Y v exposed below the pad and lthe data on the 9. A calendar pad mounted for rotation'y in other side of the strip being vexposed on the 10 successive semoycles, said pad including a pad.

5 strip bearing data on each surface, each sem- In testimony whereof I aHX my signature.

cycle rotation of the pad automatically dsf l playing data on the 'respectivo sides of the Y HUGH FRANKLIN SHEDD. l' l 

